Study: Siblings of disabled kids may show emotional effects

10:21 PM,
Aug. 3, 2013

Written by

Barbara Bronson Gray
| HealthDay

Children who are raised in the shadow of a sibling with significant health problems or disabilities may experience more behavioral and emotional problems, a new study suggests.

It's not that parents aren't concerned about their other children, the researchers noted. But exhaustive, time-consuming and sometimes expensive treatments and tasks associated with caring for a child with such challenges can draw attention, energy and resources away from siblings.

The study found that healthy siblings of children with a disability experienced more problems with interpersonal ...